Analysis, simulation and relative performances of two kinds of serpentine springs

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 736-746

  Barillaro, Giuseppe ^a   Molfese, Antonio ^a,b   Nannini, Andrea ^a   Pieri, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; SERPENTINE; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

DISPLACEMENT THEORY; RAPID DESIGN; SERPENTINE SPRINGS; SPRING CONSTANTS;

SPRINGS (COMPONENTS);

EID: 17444367726     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/15/4/010     Document Type: Article

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